Women's Tennis Takes Season Opener Versus Roberts Wesleyan, 5-4
Box Score
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Sept. 5, 2014) - The LIU Post women's tennis team opened its 2014 campaign on a positive note, picking up a 5-4 East Coast Conference win against Roberts Wesleyan on Friday, while adding Darrel Bielawski's first collegiate head coaching victory.
The match came down to the No. 4 singles flight. In come-from-behind fashion, Laura Harwell (Alabaster, Ala.) secured the win just before the match was called for darkness. Didi Fatchikova (Sofia, Bulgaria) and Lucie Chrastecka (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic) won their respective singles and doubles flights.
As a result, the Pioneers improved to a 1-0 mark (1-0 ECC) on the year. Roberts Wesleyan dropped to 0-1 (0-1 ECC) overall.
LIU Post continues its 2014 season at home with a match against ECC foe Daemen on Saturday (Sept. 6) in Brookville, N.Y. First serve is set for noon.
Singles
1. Didi Fatchikova (LIUP) d. Fatima Ouattara (RW), 6-0, 6-1
2. Lucie Chrastecka (LIUP) d. Klara Lang (RW), 6-1, 6-2
3. Heena Kewalramani (LIUP) d. Natalia Cardona (RW), 6-3, 6-1
4. Laura Harwell (LIUP) d. Tina Miller (RW), 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
5. Camilla Linhart (RW) d. Meagan Byrne (LIUP), 6-2, 6-2
6. Julia Vitale (RW) d. LIUP (LIUP) via forfeit
Doubles
1. Didi Fatchikova/Lucie Chrastecka (LIUP) d. Fatima Ouattara/Klara Lang (RW), 8-4
2. Natalia Cardona/Tina Miller (RW) d. Heena Kewalramani/Laura Harwell (LIUP), 9-8
3. Camilla Linhart/Emily Linhart (RW) d. LIUP (LIUP) via forfeit